Interpersonal Practice in Social Work : Promoting Competence and Social Justice

by Garvin, Charles D.; Seabury, Brett A.

• ISBN13: 9780205263998
• ISBN10: 0205263992
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-13
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

A social work practice book that incorporates many theoretical approaches, primarily ecological approaches, and emphasizes issues of social justice, which is now mandated in CSWE curriculum guidelines.Diversity is integrated through the social justice theme, including the consequences of experiencing oppression based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability. The book presents the most up-to-date theories and approaches to working with individuals, families, groups and organizations, with comprehensive chapters on assessment of families, groups, organizations and communities, and on changing families and groups. This edition includes coverage of empowerment theory, social conflict, and critical consciousness, and a chapter on social work with involuntary clients.For professionals working in the field of social work.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Nature and Scope	1	(20)
Social Work Defined	2	(3)
The Scope of Practice	5	(4)
The Agency Context of Practice	9	(3)
The Bases of Interpersonal Practice	12	(1)
Social Work Action Repertoire	12	(2)
Impact of Contemporary Society	14	(3)
An Example of the Issues Discussed in this Chapter	17	(2)
Summary	19	(1)
Endnotes	20	(1)
Basic Assumptions and Concepts	21	(23)
Rationale	21	(2)
Underlying Assumptions	23	(2)
Metaphors	25	(7)
Basic Concepts: Client, Worker, Target, and Action Systems	32	(4)
Values	36	(4)
Summary	40	(1)
Endnotes	41	(3)
Interpersonal Practice beyond Diversity and toward Social Justice: The Importance of Critical Consciousness	44	(35)
Beth Glover Reed
Peter A. Newman
Zulema E. Suarez
Edith A. Lewis
What Is Critical Consciousness?	46	(1)
Major Dimensions of Multiculturalism and Some Terminology	47	(7)
Key Social Group Categories and Related Terminology	54	(2)
How Do Multiple Identities Work?	56	(1)
Positionality, Standpoint, and Critical Consciousness	57	(5)
Routes to Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Competence	62	(6)
The Application of Critical Consciousness to Practice	68	(7)
Summary	75	(1)
Endnotes	76	(3)
Engagement and Relationship	79	(28)
Definition of the Social Work Relationship	80	(3)
Power Dimensions in Professional Relationships	83	(1)
Stages of the Professional Relationship	84	(3)
Transactional Nature of the Professional Relationship	87	(3)
Why Is Relationship So Important?	90	(1)
Conscious Use of Self	90	(1)
Importance of Hope	91	(1)
The Initiation of Relationships	92	(10)
Summary	102	(1)
Endnotes	103	(4)
Social Work Practice with Involuntary Clients	107	(20)
Who Is an ``Involuntary Client''?	108	(1)
Social Work Perspectives on Involuntary Clients	109	(2)
Legal and Ethical Issues	111	(3)
Societal Issues	114	(1)
Organizational Issues	115	(1)
Practice Approaches and Procedures	116	(9)
Summary	125	(1)
Endnotes	125	(2)
Becoming a Client	127	(26)
Definition of a Client	127	(4)
Pathways to Clienthood	131	(1)
The Entry Process	132	(7)
Tasks with Nonclients	139	(2)
Agency Conditions and Definitions of Client	141	(4)
Orientation to the Client Role	145	(3)
The Initiation of Problem Solving	148	(1)
The Preliminary Contract	149	(1)
Summary	150	(1)
Endnotes	151	(2)
Contracting	153	(19)
Origins of the Concept	153	(1)
Components of a Social Work Contract	153	(4)
Characteristics of a Social Work Contract	157	(5)
Value of the Contract Approach	162	(1)
Limits of Contracting	162	(4)
Contracting with Families and Groups	166	(3)
Summary	169	(1)
Endnotes	169	(3)
Assessing Individuals	172	(37)
Purposes of Assessments	172	(4)
Individual Assessment Framework	176	(8)
Stress Assessment	184	(4)
Crisis Assessment	188	(13)
Assessment as a ``Label''	201	(5)
Summary	206	(1)
Endnotes	206	(3)
Assessing Families	209	(22)
System Variables	210	(1)
Family Assessment	211	(1)
The Process of Family Assessment	211	(2)
Obtaining Family Assessment Data	213	(5)
Categorizing Family Circumstances	218	(4)
Ways of Portraying Family Conditions	222	(7)
Summary	229	(1)
Endnotes	229	(2)
Assessing Groups	231	(20)
The Kinds of Group Conditions	232	(11)
The Process of Group Assessment	243	(6)
Summary	249	(1)
Endnotes	249	(2)
Assessing Organizations and Communities	251	(34)
Organizational Assessment	253	(17)
Contemporary Organizational Problems	270	(4)
Community Assessment	274	(7)
Contemporary Community Issues	281	(1)
Summary	282	(1)
Endnotes	282	(3)
Monitoring and Evaluating Change	285	(21)
Monitoring	287	(4)
Evaluation	291	(9)
Side Effects	300	(4)
Summary	304	(1)
Endnotes	304	(2)
Individual Change	306	(29)
The Context of Individual Change	306	(7)
Interventive Roles	313	(15)
Overcoming Barriers	328	(1)
Crisis Intervention	329	(3)
Summary	332	(1)
Endnotes	332	(3)
Family Change	335	(25)
Occasions for Family Interventions	336	(1)
A Feminist Perspective	337	(2)
Prior to the First Family Session	339	(2)
The Initial Sessions	341	(4)
The Family Change Stage	345	(10)
Ethnic Issues in Work with Families	355	(2)
Summary	357	(1)
Endnotes	358	(2)
Change in Groups	360	(31)
Common Elements of Social Work with Groups	363	(3)
Types of Groups	366	(1)
Occasions for Use of Groups	367	(1)
The Phases of Group Work	368	(8)
The Group Work Contract	376	(10)
Endings	386	(1)
Cultural Diversity	386	(2)
Summary	388	(1)
Endnotes	388	(3)
Change in Organizations and Communities	391	(30)
Ethics of Organization and Community Change	391	(2)
Theories of Organizational Change	393	(15)
Community Change	408	(10)
Summary	418	(1)
Endnotes	419	(2)
Termination	421	(17)
The Tasks of Termination	423	(9)
Termination Issues in Group Work	432	(2)
Termination Issues with Families	434	(1)
Worker Termination	434	(1)
Problematic Terminations	435	(1)
Summary	436	(1)
Endnotes	437	(1)
Bibliography	438	(18)
Index	456